Born pre-Google (PG) and it is a mystery how I, not knowing I was (ASD) Autism 
Spectrum Disorder, survived fairly happy, optimistic, and somewhat whole. All 
those years, the feeling of being an alien enshrouded me, yet I wouldn't give up
trying to fit in. Didn't know anything about it but in the 1980s, when my son was 
diagnosed and then I was, well, I just did what I always did: slipped into denial 
mode.